Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on December 17, 2010| 1 Comment »
The following article from the Globe and Mail, written by Marina Adshade (economist at Dalhousie University) makes an interesting arguement for decriminalization:
The overwhelming majority of Canadians do not want to live in a polygamous household and, from an economic perspective, that observation is a bit of a mystery.
Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Rights on December 10, 2010| 2 Comments »
The sarcasm and humor in this piece is just too much to resist sharing here on our blog. JRNorth articulates many of the talking points we’ve attempted to educate our society with. Many who have left the “monogamous” society will appreciate this piece.
I don’t know if there is something in the water, or what the reason is, but the mountains certainly seem to attract a great variety of philosophical extremes in the people there.
I met so many different people, with so many different philosophies, and that certainly included many different beliefs about marriage. I met some people who believed that marriage was no business of the government, and they followed an aboriginal custom of the Paux (spelling?). It is a simple custom: The two in love would decide if they wanted to marry and would make their covenants to each other and announce their marriage at a community function, or to their families.
Posted in About Polygamy, Canada, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on December 2, 2010| 1 Comment »
The following article, written by Kate Heartfield of the ‘Ottawa Citizen’, echoes some of our talking points raised with government officials in both Utah and Arizona concerning the laws against adult consensual polygamy.
The polygamy reference case has already made a valuable contribution: It has focused the debate on the question of harm. Apologists for the current law are now having to try to show that polygamy, in and of itself, always and necessarily hurts people. I don’t believe they’re succeeding, but I do see this as a promising first step toward creating a rational and effective legal strategy for dealing with abuse in polygamous communities.
Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on November 17, 2010| Leave a Comment »
In light of our work with the Safety Net organization and our interaction with various social workers and law enforcement (so called) personnel, I thought the attached entry from the Escape to Polygamy Blog by J. R. North would have some interest in a satirical vein.
The URL link (true story) referenced in the piece, is the basis for the satire on the abuse suffered from a “monogamous” society. When the mind set of people begins to finally realize that a lifestyle choice doesn’t commit abuse, or a crime and that people do, we may begin to see more tolerance for lifestyle choice. After all, it takes a live person to pull the trigger of a gun, so should we punish guns or the people who misuse them?
~Submitted by HJD
Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on October 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
“Pure knowledge is the ultimate emancipator. It equalizes people and sovereign states, erodes the archaic barriers of superstition and promises to lift the trajectory of cultural evolution .” E.O. Wilson
Posted in About Polygamy, Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on October 6, 2010| 1 Comment »
The Safety Net mission statement states:
The Safety Net Committee brings together government agencies, nonprofit organizations and interested individuals who are working to open up communication, break down barriers and coordinate efforts to give people associated with the practice of polygamy equal access to justice, safety and services.
We (Centennial Park Action Committee) have taken Safety Net at its word, and our intentions being here are to assist to this end. But the events of this last week have left us with some concerns as well as the need to clarify some things.
Posted in Community, Family Life, Government, Rights on September 4, 2010| 1 Comment »
We enjoyed this speech very much and felt it was noteworthy to post a link on our blog:
Posted in Community on March 25, 2009| 1 Comment »
One of the time honored traditions in Centennial Park is our community dances. Dances have proven to be not only safe and clean entertainment, but a load of fun for the young and the old alike. They are a great time for parents and children to associate with other parents and their children, in the true spirit of home entertainment. There are often other entertainments like skits and various contests; some as crazy as building a tower out of only balloons and straws. (see photo). A dance is a great opportunity to have wholesome fun, while learning a lot of social grace, and hopefully a little bit of ballroom dancing. Our dances are one more thing that brings our community together. As for me, I just keep trying not to step on toes.
~ Centennial Park Youth
Posted in Community on March 25, 2009| 2 Comments »
For nearly a year now, Centennial Park’s automated garbage truck has been out of service. The truck cannot pick up the can and proceed to dump it on its own steam. SO, like many integral tasks important to the community, the missionaries have picked up the slack. Our garbage collector drives our dumpster style-emptying truck (with front forks rather than an automated arm) and the missionaries dump cans into an empty dumpster hauled on the front of the truck. Nearing its first anniversary, garbage emptying has become one of those behind-the-scenes events that no one really notices. Often, I get assigned to this task. It has made me realize that there are countless people around me who make my lifestyle here not only comfortable, but POSSIBLE. And yet, many times this volunteer service goes unappreciated. Few people realize that at 9:00 every Thursday morning, people are voluntarily extending themselves on their behalf. This post is to all those brave souls who through rain or snow, wind and sand, put their hands in the work. ~One of our Missionaries
Posted in Community, School on March 2, 2009| 1 Comment »
The State of Arizona selected Masada Charter School as the Title I Distinguished School for the state. On February 19th, a group from Masada went to San Antonio to participate in the recognition ceremony. A member of that group also participated on a panel presenting best practice strategies around “Professional Growth & Support”. This recognition establishes Masada as a model for designing and implementing school wide Title I strategies. Way to go Masada!!
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